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July 2019 Newsletter MLPA News July, 2019 As you set out to enjoy the summer holidays, please take a moment to consider all this area means to you and join us or renew and volunteer to help maintain our wonderful neighborhood. 1 MLPA President Note 2 Friends of Sidney Marcus Capital Campaign 3 Security Report 4 North Highland Corridor Survey Results 5 Social News 6 What to do in the Case of a Tear-Down Next Door 7 Zoning Committee Update 8 News from Atlanta City Council District 6 9 Calendar of Events Note from MLPA President, Ben Nemo We held our July board meeting on a hot night for a hot topic – parks. The board met with our active friends’ groups for the park as well as representatives from the city Parks department, Georgia Power and Park Pride to make sure we are supporting them as much as possible. Given our focus on advancing our recreational parks I wanted to highlight three park updates: 1) Noble Park. Not resting on their recent Urban Design Commission Award of Excellence, the friends group is about to kick off Phase 3 of development. 2) Sidney Marcus. Lots to celebrate as the group addresses drainage issues and improved seating for the high level of usage for parties and groups – and lots to look forward to as the group embarks on its capital campaign to add more sustainable solutions that expand the appeal of the park to younger and older age groups. 3) Sunken Garden. Only three months after the formation of a new friends’ group, there are plans to quickly improve drainage with a new sock drain and retaining wall. In addition their initial work has led to Georgia Power finalizing plans for new upgraded lighting (potentially by end of year and funded by CoA) as well as focus to fix curbs. Once they get some initial fixes done the goal will be to turn to more of a long-term vision to restore this park to its full potential (in fact if you are interested in voicing your opinion for the park please take this survey to guide priorities). Did you know Celebration of Summer used to be held here when this park was the center meeting place of the neighborhood? Naturally all of this work will take elbow grease and fundraising – more to come on how you can help, but let’s just say we’ll take anything from scouts groups for projects to donations for paver programs to restaurants weeks and more. And if anyone knows someone who is looking to make a lasting impact on the neighborhood (or just wants to see their name on a park) by putting a personal foundation or significant donation to work – you know who to call. In the meantime I want to thank all of the group participants and other volunteers that put in so much work to make sure these parks can thrive. In the meantime, we want to encourage neighbors to call 311 whenever they see an opportunity for a park fix – no need to wait for a vision plan to fix that crumbling curb along Sunken Garden’s boundary – get it on the radar for us by calling. It actually works. As always please email me at [email protected] if you ever have feedback or questions. This time next newsletter the new school year will be underway – enjoy these last weeks of summer! Ben Friends of Sidney Marcus Capital Campaign Morningside Lenox Park is fortunate to have tremendous assets in the neighborhood, our parks and our nature preserves. Located at 786 Cumberland Road, connecting Sherwood and Cumberland Roads, Sidney Marcus Park is one of the largest parks in the community and a focal point for Morningside Lenox Park. It hosts the annual MLPA Celebration of Summer and the MLPA Concerts in the Park from Spring-Fall, along with countless birthday parties and family gatherings. What is both the park’s best strength and its own worst enemy, the tree canopy has combined with the steep grades in the park to expose fundamental drainage and erosion issues at the park. What we see today at the park is a large amount of unusable space due to the rough areas of no ground cover, exposed roots and old construction debris. The drainage has created muddy, dangerous sidewalks, walkways in the park and particularly the playscape. The park was originally established around a play area for neighborhood kids in the early 1980s in a historic effort by the in-town neighborhoods to stop the building of Interstate 485 through Virginia Highland and Morningside. Like John Howell Park, the community, led by Sidney Marcus, stopped the destruction of homes in the area, stopped the road project, and reclaimed the land for community parks. In 2005, the park was updated to its current configuration through the great work of the neighborhood and a volunteer team of residents. As the bricks and signage at the park attest, the park we now enjoy was the result of key neighborhood, corporate, MLPA and Atlanta City Parks Department contributions and efforts. One theme that continues to hold true is the need for strong park support and care. The neighborhood created a sustaining volunteer conservancy called Friends of Sidney Marcus (FoSMP), launched in May 2017. FoSMP has a dual focus, addressing the park’s serious drainage and erosion issues, and improving the park with new features. It has worked closely with the Department of Parks and Recreation, Park Pride, Councilwoman Ide and SITE Solutions to develop a new vision for the park - one that is stable and sustainable. Through extensive requirements gathering, a Vision Plan for the park has been approved by the city, MLPA and NPU-F. The Vision is posted on their Facebook page - Friends of Sidney Marcus Park. FoSMP has launched a campaign to turn the Sidney Marcus Park Vision Plan into reality in 2020. Great progress as already been made with an $18,000 grant from MLPA and a $7,000 Community Building Grant from Park Pride, and over $10,000 raised through individual donors. But the cost estimates for the plan and repairs are over $500,000. FoSMP has several fundraising activities planned this year, but the cornerstone of the park’s campaign is a new commemorative brick sale, enhancing the existing tribute area. Details, along with other tribute opportunities, are described in the FoSMP Donation Form. It can be obtained by sending an email to [email protected]. And look for a month of dining for Sidney Marcus Park in September! Morningside restaurants are teaming with Friends of Sidney Marcus Park to make it easy and convenient to give to the park. To learn more about this group and effort, you can join the FoSMP email list by again sending an email to [email protected] or contact John Pappas at 404-664-4048 and [email protected]. Security Report Are we making progress to reduce car break-ins in Morningside? During June 2019, there were 10 car break-ins in Morningside. Progress maybe? ...Keep your fingers crossed. Four occurred on interior neighborhood streets, three occurred in Morningside Village, and 3 occurred on Piedmont. The perps keep coming here because they can easily steal items that can be quickly sold for cash. The APD and the MLPA cannot stress enough... keep items in your car out of sight. Reported Car Break-ins in Morningside/Lenox Park 2018-2019 by Month* Month 2018 2019 January 11 19 February 17 10 March 16 12 April 13 26 May 17 19 June 23 10 Reported Crimes in Morningside/Lenox Park Crime data come directly from the Atlanta Police Department open data portal website. This website is updated at least weekly, usually on Thursday. These data were generated on July 18 and include incidents that occurred during July 1-15. Details like what was taken from a vehicle, house, or business are not available. These data represent a snapshot in time from a database that is always being updated. Nextdoor and emails are one way to inform your neighbors about crime in our community....BUT YOU MUST CALL 911 or the police will not know about the crime. For a variety of reasons, folks are reluctant to call 911. Don't hesitate. The APD strongly encourages you to call 911 when you see something suspicious. Reported Crimes in Morningside/Lenox Park Compared to Other Nearby Neighborhoods July 1-15, 2019 MLP VAHI Ansley Larceny from Vehicle 6 5 0 Larceny non-Vehicle 2 0 0 Pedestrian Robbery 0 0 0 Commercial Robbery 0 0 0 Aggravated Assault 0 0 1 Residential Burglary 1 0 0 Non-Residential 2 0 0 Burglary Auto Theft 1 1 0 Reported larceny from vehicle: There were 6 car break-ins reported in Morningside during this time, 2 in Morningside Village, 1 on Amsterdam Walk, and the others on interior streets in the neighborhood. Street Block Date -N Highland 1200 July 7 -Merton 1700 July 8 -Wessyngton 1300 July 14 Reported larceny, non-vehicle: Two non-vehicle related larcenies were reported: 1 in the 1900 block of Cheshire Bridge and the other on Cumberland Road (900 block, July 5). Reported residential burglary: One burglary was reported at a residence in the 1300 block of Beech Valley on July 1. Reported non-residential burglary: Two burglaries at businesses were reported: 1 in Morningside Village and the other in the 2100 block of Piedmont. Reported auto theft: One car was reported stolen in the 2000 block of Rockledge on July 9. Clean Car Campaign in Morningside Village Look for the new Clean Car Campaign stickers at businesses in Morningside Village.
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